Paris Latsis

Heir to a fortune made in shipping, Paris Latsis was thrust into the glare of the celebrity spotlight after hooking up with "famous for being famous" socialite and media superstar Paris Hilton in 2004.

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Paris Latsis Biography

Paris Latsis was born Paris Kasidokostas and hails from a Greek family worth billions. His parents are Grigoris Kasidokostas, a former water-ski instructor, and Marianna Latsis, daughter of shipping tycoon Yiannis John S. Latsis, the son of a fisherman who made the family's vast fortune during the Second World War. Paris reportedly changed his surname to Latsis, to highlight the wealthier side of his family. In 2005, Forbes magazine reported the Latsis' family fortune to be worth about $7.5 billion. Paris first met Miss Hilton at a nightclub when he was 16, and she just 14. Paris and Paris began dating in September 2004, and have since been relentlessly pursued by the international paparazzi. The "hot" couple got engaged in May 2005. Latsis proposed to her after she returned home from a three-week promotional tour of Europe, giving her an engagement ring with a huge diamond (by huge we mean a 24-carat diamond). Cynics have suggested that the engagement was a stunt designed to gain some positive publicity for Hilton. Those familiar with the Latsis family never regarded the "Parises" as officially engaged, and consider their son a playboy who's not yet ready to commit to one woman. After Latsis' mother learned of Hilton's infamous sex video, she insisted her son end their relationship for the sake of the family's name and reputation.